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Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months

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Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months

Date5/30/1956

Names

Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956 (subject)

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (author)

Format

Picture

Subject

World War, 1914-1918

Medium

Undefined

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-26-B-027

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Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft

Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft

Approximately 1917

Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner

Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner

8/23/1947

9/1/1938

World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942

World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942

10/15/1992

Billy Bishop's bright idea

Billy Bishop's bright idea

11/5/1982

Billy Bishop's bright idea

Billy Bishop's bright idea

11/5/1982

For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942

For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942

6/10/1991

Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917

Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917

1917?

Cambria's first officer honors mother of Canadian ace, With Owen Sound citizens becoming air-minded now that a trans Canada air route is almost a real(...)

Cambria's first officer honors mother of Canadian ace, With Owen Sound citizens becoming air-minded now that a trans Canada air route is almost a real(...)

9/21/1937

Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne

Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne

7/15/1943

Flying ace and home

Flying ace and home

1/22/1982

R.C.A.F. gets $11,000 For Auxiliary Work Problem, Today the R.C.A.F.

R.C.A.F. gets $11,000 For Auxiliary Work Problem, Today the R.C.A.F.

5/12/1942